Austinmer clifftop home seeking $6.8M could smash local price record
The five-bedroom oceanfront home carries a guide of $6.2 million to $6.8 million and could break Austinmer's $5.751 million price record.
A clifftop oceanfront home at 159 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Austinmer, is for sale with a guide of $6.2 million to $6.8 million. The five-bedroom property sits on 974 square metres and could break the local price record set in December 2025.
Sue Seabrook and Mark McDermott have run the lower level as a full-time Airbnb for 11 years, turning it into a lucrative business while building friendships with regular guests. Sue Seabrook and Mark McDermott are selling because they are approaching retirement and want to travel.
The selling agent described it as a 'real trophy home' with 'views second to none', attracting buyer interest from Sydney and the Illawarra region.
- 974 square metres
- Property size
- $6.2M to $6.8M
- Price guide
- 11 years
- Airbnb operation length
- $5.751 million
- Current local record
Why it mattersA new price record signals rising demand for premium waterfront homes in the Illawarra, shifting market expectations upward.
AustraliaRising prices in Austinmer may push asking prices for similar oceanfront properties across the Illawarra region higher.
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